PCA’s Jason Roberson Named 2014 NCSA Coach of the Year
Prattville Christian Academy’s Head Basketball Coach, Jason Roberson, has been selected as the National Christian School Association (NCSA) Coach of the Year for 2014. There are over 100 schools in the NCSA and the selection criteria for this award is very demanding. “Coach Rob” as the students and staff call him, has been the head basketball coach for 12 years, and his following is sometimes called the “Rob Mob.”
He is intense, and demands that every player give it his or her all on the court. His players know this, and he encourages them to reach heights they may have not even considered. Over his twelve year career with PCA, he has led them to win the Boys AISA State Championship in 2011, Boys AISA State Runner- Up in 2012, and in 2013 claimed the AHSAA State Runner -Up title with his girls team. He knows what it takes to build and be a part of a strong basketball program, because he played for Faulkner University from 1996-2000.
Coach Rob is the first ever NCSA Coach of the Year from PCA, and his colleagues consider him worthy of this award. Dr. Jim Graham, an Assistant Coach who works closely with him said, “We appreciate him so very much. Coach Roberson has consistently developed good teams year after year because he is a great teacher of the game. He knows the X’s and O’s as well as anyone. In the classroom, he teaches Bible, and he lives out what he teaches.” PCA’s Athletic Director Sam Peak weighed in with his own praise by saying, “I can think of no other person that is more deserving of this honor than Jason Roberson. Coach Rob inspires his players to accomplish heights that they did not know were attainable. His Christian values are on display for all to see, whether it be on the court, in the classroom, or in his day to day walk with Christ. Thank you Coach Rob for what you do and what you mean to the Prattville Christian Family.”
Coach Rob has another impressive statistic that supports his coaching achievement – there are seven players that have hit their individual 1,000 point mark while he was coaching them. PCA President Ron Mitchell said, “ Coach Jason Roberson has been at PCA longer than any other Coach we have. For twelve years, he has provided outstanding Christian leadership on and off the court. Parents partner with him to raise their children in a competitive but loving Christian environment. He is definitely worthy of this honor. Coach Roberson and his wife Lori will travel with Mr. Mitchell to the NCSA annual national conference in Atlanta, March 4, 5 and 6, 2015 to receive his award.
